The family of a man killed by a Cincinnati officer is questioning the description of events given by police as a support rally and protest is organized by Black Lives Matter.

Black Lives Matter group marches in protest after officer-involved shooting

The family of a man killed by a Cincinnati officer is questioning the description of events given by police as a support rally and protest is organized by Black Lives Matter.

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Updated: 6:19 PM EDT Jun 11, 2015

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WEBVTT SHEREE:THANK YOU.NOW TO THE POLICE INVOLVEDSHOOTING IN NORTHSIDE THE--SHEREE: MIKE: THE ORGANIZATIONCALLED, BLACK LIVES MATTER ISHOLDING A RALLY RIGHT NOW IN THENEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE MAN LIVEDAND DIED.WLWT NEWS 5'S BRIAN HAMRICKJOINS US LIVE FROM HOFFNER PARKWHERE A CROWD IS GATHERING.BRIAN?REPORTER: YET MY,WELL -- YEAHMIKE, WELL THE RALLY IS CALLEDWE WANT ANSWERSPEOPLE ARE GATHERING NOW, BUTFAMILY OF THE MAN KILLED HAVEBEEN IN FRONT OF THE APARTMENTWHERE HE WAS SHOT BY AN OFFICER,MOST OF THE DAY, EXTREMELYDISTRAUGHT.DON'T BELIEVE WHAT THE POLICEPUT OUT HERE, DON'T BELIEVE WHATTHE POLICE PUT OUT HERE.REPORTER: HER INTENSITY MATCHEDTHE HEAT OF JUNE, BUT IT'SBETTER MEASURED IN HOW ERICAHICKS-WOODS DESCRIBED HOW SHE'LLARRIVE AT THE EVENT.WITH THE SAME BLOOD SPATTERON MY HANDS, IT'S GOING TO BETHERE.HE'S GOING TO BE THERE.REPORTER: ERICA IS THE MOTHER OFQUANDAVIER HICKS, HE WAS SHOTAND KILLED BY OFFICERS WHO SAYHE POINTED A GUN AT THEM.TUESDAY NIGHT.POLICE RESPONDED TO THENORTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ON AMENACING CALL, THEY SAY HICKSCONFRONTED THEM WITH A RIFLE, ANOFFICER GRABBED THE BARREL THENANOTHER SHOT HIM.POLICE SAY SO FAR IT APPEARS TOBE WITHIN THEIR USE OF FORCEREGULATION.BUT THE POLICE DESCRIPTION OFTHE SHOOTING LEAVES FAMILY WITHUNANSWERED QUESTIONS.WHERE WAS THE THREAT?IF YOUR OFFICER GRABBED THEBARREL OF THE GUN AND PULLED ITUP, WHERE WAS THE THREAT?WHY EVEN SHOT?REPORTER: AS THE HOT AFTERNOONWORE ON ERICA COLLAPSED, BUT WASREVIVED BY FAMILY.THE CONCERNS GO BEYOND THESHOOTING, BUT IN HOW POLICE AREDEALING WITH THE RECENT VIOLENCEIN THE CITY.ESPECIALLY THE CURFEW.WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THERIGHTS OF THESE PEOPLE IN THATPARTICULAR CASE.REPORTER: AARON ROCO IS WITHBLACK LIVES MATTER.THE FAILING IN EDUCATION, THEFAILINGS IN THE JOB MARKET,THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGSTHAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THESEPROBLEMS. AND IF YOU WANT TOTALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS MOREAGGRESSIVE POLICING IN OURNEIGHBORHOODS IS NOT A SOLUTION.REPORTER: WELL INTO THEAFTERNOON, HICKS FAMILY GATHEREDAROUND THE MEMORIAL NOW IN THEFRONT YARD OF THE APARTMENTBUILDING WHERE HE DIED.DEMANDING ANSWERS --TELL ME THE TRUTH, JUST TELLME THE TRUTH --ON A DAY SWELTERING WITH THEMOTION.REPORTER: POLICE HAD A MEETINGTHIS AFTERNOON TO TALK ABOUT HOWTO HANDLE THE EVENT THEY WERETHE FIRST ONES HERE TONIGHT.NO ONE KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE TOEXPECT.IT WAS LIKE A COUPLE DOZEN SOFAR, MANY OF THEM FAMILY MEMBERSWEARING T-SHIRTS WITH THEIRPICTURE ON THEM.IT WILL RUN UNTIL ABOUT 7:00 OR8:00 THIS EVENING.MIKE:HICKS HAD A POLICE RECORDTHANK YOU.

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Black Lives Matter group marches in protest after officer-involved shooting

The family of a man killed by a Cincinnati officer is questioning the description of events given by police as a support rally and protest is organized by Black Lives Matter.